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"The strap folds down, so you can step in and out of them all evening without bending. Same footbed as the Mandy underneath."
Specs published by Aetrex
More rise than any slipper needs, which is the point of it.
With a heel strap you can fold down and wear as a mule.
Over a shaped footbed, with a rubber outsole under it.
The footbed is part of the slipper. Nothing else goes in.
We fit people all day for what they wear to work, and then they go home and stand on a hard floor barefoot. A slipper with an actual arch in it is the cheapest thing on this website and it's the one we most often wish people had bought first.
People spend a fortune on work shoes and then walk on a tile kitchen floor in bare feet for four hours a night. If your heel is worst on the first steps in the morning, or if it flares after an evening at home, that's not a coincidence.
Look at this one side on: there's a real arch shape in the footbed, the same idea Aetrex builds into their shoes, not the flat sheet of foam a normal slipper gives you. That's the whole reason to own a pair.
Memory foam on top for the softness you actually want in a house shoe, over a contour that holds its shape underneath.
On the Mandy the plush lining is treated against odor as well, which matters in something you'll wear without socks.
Rubber, not the felted fabric most slippers use. It grips a wood floor better than a sock does, and it won't shed itself across the house.
We'd still call them indoor shoes. Aetrex publishes nothing at all about wearing them outside, so treat the outsole as insurance rather than permission.
Aetrex lists this style as Removable Insole: None. The footbed is part of the slipper, so there's nowhere for a separate orthotic to sit.
If you wear a prescribed device every day and you want that support at home too, say so before you order. That's a real conversation and there are house shoes that take one.
Materials, heel height and the description of the arch support are published by Aetrex and quoted here as the manufacturer's claims. A slipper is not a treatment for any medical condition and is not protective footwear. If you have diabetes, neuropathy, reduced sensation, or an open wound on your foot, talk to us or to your doctor before choosing what you wear at home.
These are reviews of our Matthews, NC store, not of this slipper. We'd rather show you real reviews of the fitting than invented reviews of the product.
Read all of them on Google →The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The staff have helped me find shoes to alleviate my plantar fascitias pain.
I am learning to walk again & heal after a procedure to my spine. Thanks to Jim I am able to stand up straight without pain!!!
Excellent service! Pam was very helpful and informative as she guided me through the process.
Wearing them outside, orthotics, neuropathy, sizing, washing, and choosing between the two.
This is the one place a slipper genuinely earns its keep. Plantar fasciitis is usually worst on the first steps of the morning and after a spell off your feet, and the common thread is what you're standing on when you're not wearing shoes.
Aetrex designs the built-in support to help relieve plantar fasciitis, arch pain and heel pain. Note the wording, theirs and ours: help relieve, not treat. A slipper isn't a treatment, and if your heel pain is new, severe or getting worse, get it looked at.
What we'd actually say is this: if you've bought good work shoes and you're still sore, the barefoot hours at home are the obvious next place to look.
Please talk to us or to your doctor before you buy, and here's the honest reasoning rather than a disclaimer.
A slipper with support in it is better than being barefoot on a hard floor, and that's a real point in its favor. But this one isn't protective footwear. Aetrex publishes nothing about toe protection or seam construction, and the footbed doesn't come out, so there's nowhere to put a prescribed device or an accommodation your podiatrist wants added.
If you have reduced sensation, the thing that matters most is noticing a stone, a seam or a hot spot before it becomes a wound, and this slipper isn't designed around that. Footwear that is exists, and we fit it.
Call us at (704) 846-0301. It's a five-minute conversation and it's worth having before you spend anything.
We'd treat them as indoor shoes, and we'd rather be straight about why: Aetrex publishes nothing at all about outdoor use for these. No waterproofing, no traction rating, nothing.
There is a rubber outsole under them rather than the felt sole most slippers have, so a quick trip to the mailbox isn't going to destroy them. But the upper is plush fabric, and wet fabric against your foot for an afternoon is its own problem. Treat the outsole as insurance for the odd step outside, not as permission for a walk.
No. Aetrex lists this style as Removable Insole: None, so the footbed is part of the slipper and there's nowhere for an insert to sit.
If you wear a prescribed orthotic all day and you want that support at home as well, call us at (704) 846-0301 before you order. We stock house shoes with a removable insole and we'd rather put you in the right thing than sell you this one twice.
Your normal shoe size. These aren't sized differently from shoes, and Aetrex says nothing about sizing a slipper up for thick socks, so if you live in wool socks all winter that's worth a phone call.
On the pairs: 7.5 - 8 US isn't a typo. These are built on European lasts, where one EU size covers two US sizes. A band is one size written as two, so pick the band your size falls in. A 7.5 takes the 7.5 - 8.
The Mandy goes down to a 5 - 5.5. The Millie starts at a 6 - 6.5.
Closure and coverage. The Mandy is closed at the toe with a hook-and-loop strap, so you can set how tight it sits and it stays on properly. The Millie has a heel strap you can wear up or folded down as a mule, which is the one people pick if they're stepping in and out of them all evening.
The Mandy is the better choice if your foot swells, because the strap adjusts. The Millie is the better choice if you want to kick them off without bending down.
Both use memory foam over a shaped footbed, so this isn't a support decision.
Aetrex publishes no care instructions for these at all, which is the honest answer, so what follows is ours rather than theirs.
Spot clean with a barely damp cloth and a little mild soap, and let them air dry at room temperature. Don't put them in a washing machine or a dryer. Heat is what kills a memory foam footbed, and the footbed doesn't come out to dry separately.
The slipper doesn't. Your foot might.
If you've spent years barefoot at home, an arch shape under your foot will feel like something is pushing up, because something is. That usually settles in a few evenings. Start with an hour or two rather than a whole weekend.
Send them back. We run a 60-day comfort guarantee, which is longer than Aetrex's own 30-day window.
Aetrex also warrants against manufacturing defects for six months. If a strap or a sole fails in that window, tell us and we'll deal with them so you don't have to.
Yes to both. We're at 924 Park Center Dr, Ste 101, Matthews, NC 28105, open Monday through Friday 10 to 6 and Saturday 10 to 4.
Call (704) 846-0301 and you reach our fitting team, not a call center.
Answer a few quick questions and get personalized shoe recommendations from our clinical team.